Sonata
Starring Shabana Azmi, Aparna Sen, Lilette Dubey
Directed by Aparna Sen
Except for one of the women landing up with a black eye and another making a shocking announcement at the end of this enchanting chamber piece—a sort of Beethoven for the sexually impaired—nothing really ‘happens’ in the 90-minute celluloid discourse on post-menopausal sexuality and other related topics on how to be a woman past her prime, without guilt and the accompanying crimes.
A lot of the recriminations and remonstrations that are thrown back and forth between Shabana Azmi and Aparna Sen are selfconsciously stagey, like two people, two women, who have been so close to one another for such a long time that they can afford to ‘act’ in front of one another without the risk of being misconstrued or causing permanent damage to their mutual relationship.
The fact that Shabana and Aparna have been friends...
Starring Shabana Azmi, Aparna Sen, Lilette Dubey
Directed by Aparna Sen
Except for one of the women landing up with a black eye and another making a shocking announcement at the end of this enchanting chamber piece—a sort of Beethoven for the sexually impaired—nothing really ‘happens’ in the 90-minute celluloid discourse on post-menopausal sexuality and other related topics on how to be a woman past her prime, without guilt and the accompanying crimes.
A lot of the recriminations and remonstrations that are thrown back and forth between Shabana Azmi and Aparna Sen are selfconsciously stagey, like two people, two women, who have been so close to one another for such a long time that they can afford to ‘act’ in front of one another without the risk of being misconstrued or causing permanent damage to their mutual relationship.
The fact that Shabana and Aparna have been friends...
- 4/21/2017
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
Curves Become Her blogger Aarti Olivia Dubey posted a photo of herself and two friends wearing bikinis on Instagram - and she was outraged when Instagram removed the photo for "violating community standards" after it was repeatedly flagged by other users. "I believe the photo was flagged after getting reported by trolls and people who cannot handle the sight of three fat confident women in swimwear," Dubey, 34, tells People. "It's blatant fat-phobia." Dubey was initially sad when she found out that the photo was removed - but that soon changed to anger. "It made me feel really bad at first,...
- 6/8/2016
- by Gabrielle Olya, @GabyOlya
- PEOPLE.com
Curves Become Her blogger Aarti Olivia Dubey posted a photo of herself and two friends wearing bikinis on Instagram - and she was outraged when Instagram removed the photo for "violating community standards" after it was repeatedly flagged by other users. "I believe the photo was flagged after getting reported by trolls and people who cannot handle the sight of three fat confident women in swimwear," Dubey, 34, tells People. "It's blatant fat-phobia." Dubey was initially sad when she found out that the photo was removed - but that soon changed to anger. "It made me feel really bad at first,...
- 6/8/2016
- by Gabrielle Olya, @GabyOlya
- PEOPLE.com
David Dhawan’s remake of Chashme Baddoor is supposed to be a laugh out loud comedy. Though the film is far from perfect, it does deliver as promised and there are many moments that you will find amusing to watch. Starring Ali Zafar, Taapsee Pannu, Siddharth Narayan and Divyendu Sharma in key roles, Chashme Baddoor is based on a story of three friends in Goa who are in the prime of their lives. Two of them, Jai (Narayan) and Omi (Sharma), attempt to woo Seema (Pannu), who is the new girl in the neighbourhood. Failing miserably, their friend Sid (Zafar) ends up bumping into Seema and falling in love with her, to which she also reciprocates. Jai and Omi attempt to tear Sid and Seema away from each other which result in a number of intense, as well as comical moments.
Though Sai Paranjpye’s original version of the film...
Though Sai Paranjpye’s original version of the film...
- 4/6/2013
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
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